Announcements

The New York County Lawyers' Association (NYCLA) on Tuesday. January 19 will sponsor a special reception to honor all 121 authors of the Second Edition of Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts. a multi-volume. strategy-oriented treatise that resulted from a successful joint venture between NYCLA and West.
The First Edition was published in 1995...

The Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America (NY ACC-A) and theIntegrity Interactive Corporation this month are planning a CLE seminartitled Online Options for Meetingthe Ethics and Compliance Obligationsof Sarbanes-Oxley and the New Changes to the Organizational Sentencing Guidelines.
The program will take place on...

American Bar Association President Robert J. Grey Jr. last month presented Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor with the ABA American Jury Project's "Principles for Juries and Jury Trials," the result of six months of intensive work to move jury service into the 21st century, as well as to reexamine and conform the association's various sets of jury...

The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America (DELVACCA) will hold its Annual Meeting and Dinner this month.
The event will take place on Monday, January 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia. A networking reception will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m.
The keynote speaker for the...

The WolfInstitute, a division of WolfBlock, next month will resume its series of employee benefits and employment law seminars in Philadelphia.
The seminars take place at the WolfInstitute, 1650 Arch St, Philadelphia. Each sessions begins at 9 a.m.
The February WolfInstitute schedule includes:
Tuesday, February 15, Documenting Discipline, with...

The Minnesota Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America early next month will present a program titled Litigation Trends Survey.
The session will take place on Tuesday, February 8 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Metropolitan Ballroom & Clubroom, 5418 Wayzata Boulevard, St. Louis Park, MN.
The firm of Fulbright & Jaworski...

The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America has scheduled a pair of seminars on issues of interest to in-house counsel.
On Tuesday, January 18, the chapter will co-sponsor with the American Society of Corporate Secretaries a program titled Securities and Exchange Commission Update.
The session, which will take place from...

The IP Law Forum of the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia this month is planning a luncheon presentation titled I'm an IP Attorney, How Can I Do Pro Bono Work?
The program, co-sponsored by the DC Bar IP Law Section and the DC Bar Pro Bono Program, is scheduled for Wednesday, January 26 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the offices of Finnegan,...

The Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America (WMACCA) this month is planning a seminar titled View From the Bar: A Supreme Court Round-Up.
The program will take place on Thursday, January 27 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Boulevard, McLean, VA.
Serving as moderator for the...

The American Bar Association (ABA) and several other state and municipal bar associations next month will present the Second Annual Washington Healthcare Summit.
The co-sponsors include the Boston Bar Association, the DC Bar Association, the Florida Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Philadelphia Bar Association, and the Virginia...

The Chicago Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America this month is planning a timely seminar titled Hot Securities Law - The Amazing Race Continues.
The program will take place on Tuesday, November 16 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the East Bank Club, 500 North Kingsbury Street, Chicago.
Speakers for the early evening program will be James G. Keane...

The South Florida Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America early next month will present its Annual Ethics and Holiday Reception, this year under the title Images of Lawyers in Film.
The program is scheduled for Friday, December 3 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport Wyndham Resort, 1870 Griffin Road, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Nancy...

It's not your run-of-the-mill merger or buy/sell transaction when you set out to acquire, sell or merge with a company that is a government contractor. This issue was the focus last month of a seminar titled Buying and Selling Government Contracting Companies presented by the firm of Kelley Drye and Warren LLP as part of its Northern Virginia/Washington,...

MICPEL this month is planning a day-long CLE seminar titled The Administrative Procedures Act and Beyond: Alternative Forums and Alternative Judicial Review.
The program is scheduled for Friday, November 19 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Ecker Business Training Center, 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD.
Discussion topics to be addressed by the...

Essential Checklist for Electronic Discovery is the title of a CLE seminar planned this month by the DC Bar Association.
The program will take place on Tuesday, November 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the DC Bar Conference Center, 1250 H Street, NW, Washington, DC.
This course will provide a practical analysis of electronic discovery in the context of...

The DC Bar Association on Wednesday, November 10 has scheduled its Annual Employment Law Update.
Nationally recognized employment law attorney Robert B. Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick & Associates, will comment on the significant employment law decisions issued in 2004 by federal and state courts in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia....

MICPEL this month has scheduled a CLE seminar titled Anatomy of a Deal: Revised UCC Article 9 in Action.
The program will take place on Thursday, November 18 from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Ecker Business and Training Center, 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD.
The course is designed for the practitioner with more than a basic knowledge of...

Eight new programs will be featured this month in the WolfInstitute fall 2004 series of employment-related seminars aimed at in-house counsel and human resources professionals.
All courses, taught by attorneys and human resources professionals at WolfBlock, take place at the WolfInstitute Training Center, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
This month's...

The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel-America (DELVACCA) this month has scheduled several programs focusing on timely issues of interest to corporate counsel.
On Tuesday, November 9, DELVACCA will present a seminar titled Directors & Officers Liability Insurance: Responding to the Current Environment. The program will...

Virginia CLE this month will present video replays of a CLE seminar titled Time Mastery for Virginia Lawyers: 60 Ways to Maximize Your Productivity and Satisfaction.
The program will take place on Thursday, November 18 at the Tysons Westpark Hotel, 8401 Westpark Drive, Tysons Corner, VA.
Video replays of the seminar will be offered on Tuesday, December...

The firm of Proskauer Rose LLP on Thursday, November 4 will present a CLE seminar titled Being a Professionally Responsible Corporate Counsel.
In-house attorneys face a wide range of ethical issues in their day-to-day work. In addition to giving attendees a basic grounding in the ethical rules applicable to them, this seminar is specifically tailored to...

The Women's Initiative of Holland & Knight LLP sponsored by the firm's New York office was held on Wednesday, October 27 at the Yale Club in New York City. Guest speakers at the program entitled The Case for Flexibility: Solutions to the Work/Family Conundrum were Claudia Wallis, Editor-at-Large of Time Magazine and Founding Editor ofTime for Kids,...

The Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) this month has scheduled a CLE seminar titled A View From the U.S. Trustee's Office: Practices and Procedures That Cross the Line.
The program will be presented on Friday, November 12 at the CLE Conference Center, Wanamaker Building, Juniper Street, Philadelphia, and on Tuesday, November 16 at the Conference Center at...

Investment by U.S. corporations in Europe is again on the increase. With this in mind, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) early next month will offer a CLE seminar titled Mergers and Acquisitions in Europe.
The program will be presented on Wednesday, December 1 at the CLE Conference Center, Wanamaker Building, Juniper Street, Philadelphia, and on...